Scaling behavior of optimally structured catalytic microfluidic reactors

Fridolin Okkels and Henrik Bruus
Phys. Rev. E 75, 016301 – Published 8 January 2007

Abstract

In this study of catalytic microfluidic reactors we show that, when optimally structured, these reactors share underlying scaling properties. The scaling is predicted theoretically and verified numerically. Furthermore, we show how to increase the reaction rate significantly by distributing the active porous material within the reactor using a high-level implementation of topology optimization.

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  • Received 30 June 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.75.016301

©2007 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Fridolin Okkels and Henrik Bruus

  • MIC–Department of Micro and Nanotechnology, NanoDTU, Technical University of Denmark, Building 345 East, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark

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Vol. 75, Iss. 1 — January 2007

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